CANADA: Small Change

Even after the Canadian dollar climbed above
the value of the U.S. dollar early this year, most Canadian tradesmen
accepted U.S. coins at par rather than bother with fractional
discounts. But U.S. coinage, which trickles in at a steady rate with
tourists and travelers, tended to stay in Canada and circulate; it was
easier to keep the stuff moving than turn it in to a bank in small
quantities. By last week the dual coinage was getting to be such a
nuisance that Canadian banks moved to end it by putting an extra
handling charge on coin exchanges. To...